NEWS RELEASE
THUNDER BAY POLICE SERVICE
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Police arrested two people and charged them with drug-trafficking related offences following the search of a home in the city’s East End Friday.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Intelligence and Emergency Task Units executed a search warrant at a residential address in the 1000 block of McLaughlin Street at about 2:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18.
The warrant was obtained as a result of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking activity at that location.
When police entered they located and arrested two suspects.
A search of the home led to the seizure of a quantity of suspected cocaine, cash, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking.
The two suspects were transported to the TBPS headquarters at 1200 Balmoral Street.
Shaun RUSSELL-RHODIUS, 44, of Toronto, is charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
Gary Michael YOUMANS, 48, of Thunder Bay, is charged with:
• Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
Both appeared in bail court on Saturday, Feb. 19 and were remanded into custody with future appearance dates.
